NEW LYNN RAILWAY SMASH
INQUIRY PROPOSAL, The Minister for Railways (Hon. W. Ha Herries), being desirous of meeting thd wishes of thoso resident; of Auckland wli<y havo asked for a public inquiry into tho recont railway collision at New Lynn (a, suburb of Auckland), has obtained an, opinion from,the Crown Law Office as toi whether ho has power to authorise the holding of such an inquiry. The Crown Law Officers, in their reply, state that thq Railways Act makes no provision for tha holding of such an-inquiry, and, morei over, that it is not a subject that can. btf met by a Royal Commission. The Minister, in an interview yosbcM day, suggested that thoso ivho had aske4 for tlio public inquiry should petition tha Houso of Representatives to conduct an inquiry by means of a Parliamentary Com lmtitec, open to 1 the press. He stated that if this were dono he would offer ovory facility for the holding of the inquiry iif the manner suggested.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1792, 3 July 1913, Page 6
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165NEW LYNN RAILWAY SMASH Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1792, 3 July 1913, Page 6
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